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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Jerusalem \Je*ru"sa*lem\ (j[-e]*r[udd]"s[.a]*l[e^]m), n. [Gr.
'Ieroysalh`m, fr. Heb. Y[e^]r[=u]sh[=a]laim.]
The chief city of Palestine, intimately associated with the
glory of the Jewish nation, and the life and death of Jesus
Christ.
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{Jerusalem artichoke} [Perh. a corrupt. of It. girasole i.e.,
sunflower, or turnsole. See {Gyre}, {Solar}.] (Bot.)
(a) An American plant, a perennial species of sunflower
({Helianthus tuberosus}), whose tubers are sometimes used
as food.
(b) One of the tubers themselves.
{Jerusalem cherry} (Bot.), the popular name of either of two
species of {Solanum} ({Solanum Pseudo-capsicum} and
{Solanum capsicastrum}), cultivated as ornamental house
plants. They bear bright red berries of about the size of
cherries.
{Jerusalem oak} (Bot.), an aromatic goosefoot ({Chenopodium
Botrys}), common about houses and along roadsides.
{Jerusalem sage} (Bot.), a perennial herb of the Mint family
({Phlomis tuberosa}).
{Jerusalem thorn} (Bot.), a spiny, leguminous tree
({Parkinsonia aculeata}), widely dispersed in warm
countries, and used for hedges.
{The New Jerusalem}, Heaven; the Celestial City.
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